I ) 58 ' ,lk_llft~treafore., · center upon aMans treafure, for he accounts ' his ~ r~e~!ure the b~fl:· thing h_e bath; yea wor~h - a~l hts other pofieffions ; no Man would wd- • I \Jingly part with his treafure. As NJhoth did · "'Nat.t • tenacioufly_ adhere to his h~red!tary poffefl!~· ~hil. ff. ~': · on: the_wtfeMerchant parrs With ~11 to ,. pur• chafe rhts= ·Paul· accounted his gatn to be no · · b~trer 'than lofs for Chrill, nay it ftunk like. dung_and Dogf·meat ir1 compatifon of his fw~et and fatistying Saviour: all theWorld .isaChrifiians prejudice, whenlit obfiruel;s or obf<;ures 'the grace of Cbrifi : Is it thus with your fouls ? do you 'account your fpiricual portion ·your only riches? the truth is, the riche,s Qf the·foul,. and the riches in the foul, fJleretrici~ are the vety foul0f riches: I confefs that's a rueft amor, meretricio'u~ love, that prizeth receits from plus .anau- Chrifi: mor~ than the Perfon of Chrift! buc Item, quam here I underfiand J dus Cbrifr .to be themar• ~;;[um a. row·and treafureof tbis rreafure,and all thefe . · . ' · as infuring evidences of interefi in hin1: for all that the foul hath is wrapt up in him, well then,Iec me _pofe the mofi dark and doubting , (if fincere) ChrifHan, what faift thou, poor foul, wouldft thou quit thy iliare in Chrift and (piritual treafurcs,for a.Crown aud ~i-ng..; pome? wouldfl: cb6u not anf\ver,no ?Wouldfl: thou caft away thy trembling hopes of acce• · 'prahce wich (bod, to bedelivered from the in– , famy, poverty 2nd perfecution that attends thepowerful profeqion of Chriftianiry, that tbou ,maiH,live in honour, pleafure, &world- , lydelights?. furely thou .wouldefr arifwer,?o: 1 _ , WOU}defi t!"l_OU change ~th)' prcfent1low,affl t~- •<; ·' ' 1
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